Plant explosion near Waco

April 18, 2013 |Houston Chronicle web staff

Rescue workers searched rubble that witnesses compared to a war zone early Thursday for survivors of a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town. The blast injured more than 160 people and killed between five and 15.

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Waco Police Sgt. William Swanton (center) speaks during a press conference on the explosion at a fertilizer plant Thursday April 18, 2013 in West, Tx.

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Waco Police Sgt. William Swanton (center) speaks during a press conference on the explosion at a fertilizer plant Thursday April 18, 2013 in West, Tx.